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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Facilities (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I agree with the Deputy and that is what these sports plans are for. I hope that some of the pilot ones will be passed by local authorities will be passed in the coming weeks. As that is rolled out, it will put sport at the centre of local authority decision-making and it has to be. The Deputy accused local authorities of having a computer says "No" approach but I can tell him from my...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Facilities (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The question is about sport.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Facilities (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I can tell the Deputy that with every athlete I met and spoke to, the issue of investment came up, whether investment in facilities or in themselves and their organisations. I was happy to tell the Government's story on that. The achievements and performances of Team Ireland at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris inspired pride and joy. We want a new generation of participants and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Ghaeltacht (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Táim an-eolach faoi na dúshláin atá ann do dhaoine áitiúla i gceantair Gaeltachta tithíocht a chur ar fáil agus a fháil ar phraghas réasúnta. Seo dúshlán atá níos leithne ná an Ghaeltacht féin ar ndóigh agus tá an Rialtas seo an-ghníomhach sa réimse seo, mar is léir ó líon...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Ghaeltacht (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta. Tá neart oibre ar siúl maidir leis na treoirlínte seo agus go deimhin, is an Roinn tithíochta a eiseoidh iad. Tá siad ag obair inár dteannta maidir leo. Tá an cheist seo casta, b'fhéidir nach bhfuil freagra amháin don fhadhb seo, b'fhéidir go bhfuil níos mó ná freagra amháin air....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Ghaeltacht (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Mar a dúirt mé tá an cheist seo casta agus tá rudaí atá fós le plé maidir leis seo. Eiseofar na treoirlínte seo ón Roinn tithíochta ach gan aon amhras tá baint ag an roinn s’againne leo agus táimid ag obair go hinmheánach ag plé na ceisteanna seo. Tá teagmháil idir an dá Roinn agus tá an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme is the main channel of Government support for developing sports facilities and purchasing sports equipment throughout the country. I am pleased to confirm at least €250 million in allocations is to be made available under the current round of the Programme. This will facilitate the largest-ever investment in sports facilities across...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The performance of Team Ireland at the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer in Paris is to be strongly commended. All our athletes have made us proud and, with the support of their coaches, families and sporting bodies, they have brought joy and pride to the nation. The Government is investing heavily in sport facilities to ensure that our athletes can prepare for these prestigious...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17, 24 and 34 together. The National Sports Policy 2018-2027 contains a specific commitment to develop a National Swimming Strategy. Last month, I was proud to launch Ireland’s first-ever National Swimming Strategy, which sets out a vision to provide everyone in our country with an opportunity to swim. The public consultation process that informed the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: An ambitious vision for the development of a national sports centre of excellence is set out under the National Sports Campus Masterplan and the Government will continue to support Sport Ireland in bringing this vision to fruition. A National Velodrome and Badminton Centre and a National Cricket Stadium are important elements of the Campus Masterplan and I recently granted approval for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Capital funding for sport facilities is provided by the Department though the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). I am conscious of the growing demand for such funding and of the specific impact of population increases. The 2020 round of the SCEP attracted a record 3,106 applications with a total of €166.6 million...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tuigtear dom ó Údarás na Gaeltachta go bhfuil siad ag cur béim mhór ar fhorbairt agus ar chur chun cinn Gaeltacht Mhúscraí, go háirithe anois agus an seachbhóthar N22 oscailte. Tá roinnt tionscadal agus tionscnamh á maoiniú agus á dtacú acu chun brandáil agus aitheantas na Gaeltachta a neartú agus chun...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The decision by Coláiste Eoghain Uí Chomhraidhe not to run courses in the last number of years was a business decision made by a private course provider operating in the Irish summer colleges' sector. My Department had no input into the college’s decision. Colleges wishing to obtain recognition for Irish language courses under my Department's Scéim na...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Department operates two capital funding programmes for sport, namely the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). Capital support for new swimming pools is currently being provided through the LSSIF. Earlier this year, Minister Martin and I announced funding of up to €120 million under the new 2024 round of the LSSIF,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: At the start of my term in office I set out that the full and successful implementation of the Official Languages Acts 2003 and 2021 would be a top priority for me, including the achievement of the recruitment target referenced in the Deputy’s question. Central to these efforts will be the first ever National Plan for Irish Language Public Services which was submitted to me by the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. On 9 May 2024, Minister Martin and I announced over €26 million in equipment grants under the latest round (2023) of the Sports Capital and Equipment...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Ghaeltacht (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tá mé an eolach faoi na dúshláin atá ann i gceantair Ghaeltachta títhíocht a chur ar fáil ar phraghas réasúntá do dhaoine áitíula. Seo dúshlán atá níos leithne ná an Ghaeltacht féin ar ndóigh agus tá an Rialtas seo an-ghníomhach sa réimse seo mar is léir ó líon na...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards. This includes the allocation of current funding to sporting organisations across its various programmes, and to the Local Sports Partnerships. On 21 March, Minister Martin and I were delighted to announce a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 and 169 together. The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the Government's most important vehicle for the delivery of new and improved sports facilities and equipment throughout the country. Since 1998, over 13,000 projects have benefited from SCEP funding, bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.15 billion. The...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: In the context of my Department’s role in coordinating the implementation of the Government’s Action Plan for the Irish Language (Plean Gníomhaíochta 2018-2022), the fourth annual progress report on its ongoing implementation on behalf of Government was published in December 2023. The plan itself was first published in 2018 in order to accelerate and better co-ordinate...